It’s usually best to avoid holiday travel, when the airports are busy and prices are high, but Christmas in Germany is one of the few exceptions that make the inconvenience worth it. Germany is known for doing Christmas big—elaborate Christmas markets, lights, food, handmade decorations, and all in the German tradition. I visited Christmas markets …
Neuenrade, Germany is a small, hilly town in the Sauerland region of North Rhine-Westphalia with a population of over 12,000. It’s about an hour and a half drive from Cologne and Dusseldorf and an hour drive from Wuppertal and Dortmund. It’s also where my mother grew up. I was fortunate enough to be able to …
Header photo by Assefash Makonnen I stayed in Jávea, Spain for 5 days and 4 nights for the inaugural Las Morenas de España (LMDES) Getaway. (Read more about my LMDES Getaway experience here.) Jávea, or Xàbia in Valencian, is a small town in the Alicante province and part of the Costa Blanca, which runs up the …
Even though I only had a day to spend in Valencia, I knew I didn’t just want to pass through. The third-largest city in Spain after Madrid and Barcelona, Valencia offers a combination of city life, beaches, architecture, history, and culture. Here are the top ways to spend a day in Valencia. Vermut and Montaditos …
